NAME

       cvs-switchroot — change repository or tag in a cvs working copy

SYNOPSIS

       cvs-switchroot [-T] newroot [file ...]

       cvs-switchroot [-T] - srcpath [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  cvs-switchroot  utility manipulates a CVS working copy directly, modifying the information stored in
       the administrative subdirectory and saving space by hardlinking if possible.

       If the -T option is given, the sticky tag is operated on, otherwise, the repository path (CVSROOT).

       The information (Tag or Root) is set to the same as in srcpath if the first non-option  argument  newroot
       is a sole dash (‘-’), the literal value newroot otherwise.

EXAMPLES

       Change all Root information in the current sandbox to /cvs:

            $ cvs-switchroot /cvs .

       Set  all  roots  in  the  current  working directory and all its subdirectories to the Root of the parent
       directory:

            $ cvs-switchroot - .. .

       Hardlink the Tag information in the current working directory, for example /usr/src, and /usr/ports  with
       each other:

            $ cvs-switchroot -T - . . /usr/ports

SEE ALSO

       cvs(1)

HISTORY

       cvs-switchroot has existed in the MirBSD source tree since 2005.  It was added to Debian's cvs package in
       2011.

CAVEATS

       cvs-switchroot depends on mksh.

Debian                                            June 10, 2011                                CVS-SWITCHROOT(1)